Display stand



Dec. 6, 1927.

c. R. HAMLIN DISPLAY STAND Filed-Auz.30, 1926 S'Sheets-Sheetl C. R. HAMLIN DISPLAY STAND Filed Auz. 30. 19.26

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Dec. 6, 1927. w 1,651,523

C. R. HAMLIN DISPLAY STAND Filed Auz. 30, 1926 3 Sheets-sheaf. 5

anvzuto'o 2 1 L7" GHOLMMQS Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

UNITED PATENT ffiF F-fll 'v-cnA nws-mlctmm)QAMLIN, OF CHICAGO, mmo'x msrm'y sum.

This invention relates to di s 'fjlay stands for si ppoiting and Eh-s mying various ereeles of meie'ha'ndise 'aiitl the general object '01 the invention is to :p'to'vide adis'p'l'ay stand fwhieh "he employed to display inencham dise to the hest'edvafntage. o Anothei'iobject'otthe invention is'to pr'o- "fit'le a ,displhy stand which my be i'ehdi ly edjiisted 'sb thait the "sti'ppoi't i-or the 11161"- ohen'd'ise *to bed'isp'layed my be positioned "tit tiny "de 'siiied zt'ngle o'f ih'clineti on, fand in this e'oniie ction the inveiiti'on il'ls'o has ?as its "ohjectfto provide a s'tzihd, the cdmp'o'iient 'tne'rfibers 'o'fvv'hih first be variously relatively :i-1*i{zinged so as to provide for con- \mrsio'n 0t the steihd from one form to another in Mew moments time and to enable the sta'ntl to be employed to the best advanta'ge "infsiippoi tihg and displaying 'difiere'nt types of articles of merchandise. I

Another object of the' in'vention is to so 'eonstitict the stand that when the component l i eirts thereof are properly zirtenged and adjhs ted there 'tvill be no 'aossi'bility of Col- Tapse of t-he sta'nd as "is frequently the case in the'nse of stands which have heretofore been emplo ed. v

e Another ohjeet ofthe invention is to pro- 'vide 21 display stahd so constiucted "that a iiilinber'of "siippottihgsedtioi 's they be assembled with the uptight or st'a'iidar'd of the st 'and, thus 'i'ncre2ts ing or deofeasing the ea'pac'ity'o f the stand as Yinay he d'e'si red'iind in a'ccoi-danee with the 'chei'a'ot'er'jzii'id "quantity ofinerhendise to'be displayed.

Aiidthei ohjeet of the -iiw eiition is to provide an extremely siinple locking means for seeufely e ol-i n'ecting the e'omp'onent p'arts of 'the stand to one :ariother whenithe y have been 'prop'e ?1y rehl'tively arranged, the eonstrueltion of the looking means being such that the component pfits'of'the stzind eannot jec'o'me relatively displaced "through accident fo'nth rmigh handling of the stand biit'lnust he bodily adjiisted to effect their relative se'paiation and in a manner which would not ensue through any disturbance or handling of the stand under ordinary eonditions of use.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the 'sta'nd'that it will be adapted to support not only articles of merchandise but also advertising or display Cards. so that atti-aetive displays may be eifa'nged.

In the "accompanying drawings: v

{Figiu'e 1 is aperspectiveview ill'u sfiliifii'llg' oiie foi' ih eff-stand embedyingthe invention, the component part-s theredf being a l i'fanlgeol tnene ofthe many possible ways to support mfitieles of meicha ndise. v

the shows, i-lliti str-ii ng the iimmet an em-eh the viii-fight eat the send ts esembled "and 'lbblze'd with respeet to the ease "of the tetkeh substantiall on the line of Figv "trati'nf g dotted '1ihes,"the manner in "Whieh the phit-s they *be relatively s'ep'zirtited.

Figure 6 is a 'fragntentaify side elevation e the "ii'pper end at a'fi'n'odified form of tuxii a ry upl ighs.

'Figii're 7 is 'a side el vatioh (if mend-em- 'hodying the base, the Upright and the brace i1 1ustrelted in Figure '1, but with these p a'fts fir fenged in "a ihaniie'r different froin that ilhistr'zfted in Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a similar View illii'st'rzit'ing whether possible arrangement of the said jztrftsof thes't'an'd. i I Figure 9's 'a sin'lilar View 'ilhi'stra'ting the iii'anifer in which the component parts of the stand areeir'atn'ged where a low, fiat dis'p'lay is -d'e's iira'ble. v w

Figure 10'is aside elevation illustr'atihg a modification of the invention regards the arialhge'nient of the compohen't vp afts of the stand. I

Figure 11 is a "similai" view illustratin another arrangement of the parts;

Figure 12 is a View similant'o Figuie 4 ilhistfating a ni'odified'form of brace Except inthe al 'fangeinent ill'list'reted in "Fi'giiifes lOan'd 'll'of'the di awi'figsthes'taind embodying the invention consists essentially of a base which indicated. in ireneral by the nun'ieral l an upright which indi -ated in general by the niuneral 3, a brace which is indicated in general by theinuneral 3, and where desired, one or more auxiliary upright sections indicated in general by the numeral l. All of the members of the stand are preferably formed 0t wire and each member is preferably termed of a single length of wire bent to the required shape, as will new be explained.

The base 1, ol the stand is of the general form of an oblong rcctamrle and may he of any desired width and le' th dependingupon the nature oil? the tlll'ltfltn o'l inert-ban disc to he supported and displayed upon the stand and this base includes side members 5 and end members (3 and the base being. as previously stated, :lornied troin wire. ht intervals in their length, the side members 5 of the base are formed with bends 8, the shape of whirl] is most clearly shown in Figures 2- and 3 ot the drawings, and these bends, in the position occupied by the base in Figure 1, have their open sides presented upwardly. ltlach bend provides a seat 9 which o'l arruatc contour and of an extent soniewlnit greater than a halt circle. and at the open upper side of this cat the opposite sides of the bend S are pro d or otherwise formed to provide shoulders ll) so that the said open upper side of the seat is somewhat restricted. The opposing sides oil the heath above the shoulders, :lorni a throat ll Wl'lltll is of a. width preferably greater than the horizontal dimension of the seat l}. The bends in the side members 5 ol the base are located opposite one another. so that there is provided a series of pairs of the beads or seats and these are designed to accommodate the lower end oi? the u gn-i iht 2 and the lower end 01 the brace 23 in a manner which will presently be explained. in lori in r the end member 6. the side members .71 are heat upwardly and thence bacnwardly upon themselves to provide looped extensions l9. and the wire of which the base is ,t'orined is also bent to provide the transverse end Incinher which extends between said extensions fl figures of a 1 that the bends whirh provide the extensions 12 are so formed that the end member t3 occupies salt stantially the same plane as the under sides of the bends R. so that. it will rest upon a surface upon which the base is disposed It will also all oi the said bends SA The extensions 12 may serve ."kSlIS against which one end ol an article o't merchandise to be displayed may be disposed. or they may serve a further purpose whi h will presently he pointed out. The end member 7 provided by continuing one side of two endmost ones of the bends 8 in a vertical direction to provide side portions 13 between which the end. nicniher i' extends, and these side portions and the said member 7 extend aborc the plane o cupied by the side members it as do also the extensions 12, and this end member may serve, as in the instance of the extensions id, as a rest for an article 01 inoicl'iandise to be supported and displayed.

The upright 2 is, as previously stated, l'ornicd 'l'i'oni a single length of wire and comprises parallel side nicnihers 1 L an end member is"). and an end n'ieinber 16. The end member 15 is circular in cross section throughout its entire length except that near one ol its ends it is formed with a notch 17 an that the cross sectional dimension of the member at this point is slightly less than the distance lmtween the shoulders 10 of any ne o l the seats 9 provided by the bends 8 in the side members 5 of the base 1. In asnen'lbliiro the upri' ht 2 with the base 1, the 1p bl is disposed in, a nearly horizontal po: ion and the notched portion 17 of the t nd member l5 is tilted downwardly through the throat ll in the bend 8 at one side of the baa-e l as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. whereupon this portion of the end member will enter the respective seat 9. The upright is then shi'l'ted bodily laterally until the notched portion of the end men'iber 15 is t b i't' the corresponding seat at the other a o ol" the hate it. whereupon the said poi lion ol' the end member is titled dowiiwardly int o the seat as in the first described instance. 'lhc upright is then swung: upwardly to a prealcr or less anejle oi inclination, and when it is 0 :uljusted. the end member 15 being: rotated in the seat 5). will have its notch l? prer-ienled in a more or less downward direction so that at this time the end member is so cngnip cd in the seat that it can-- not he removed therefrom by upward dis.

placement ot the upright or any other dis placement thereof, except by again swing ionthe upright to its lowered position and re ersine' the operation just described. At this time. the notched portion of the end member '15 oi? the upright will occupy the position shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, it will be evident that. the end member '1? ol the uprinht may be. in the i'nanner stated. seated in any pair of the seats 9 so that. the upright. may be positioned at any desired point in the length oi the base and. of course, scyera l uprights may be employed. provided the base is il'ornicd ol sullicieut length.

The side nionihrin ll ot the upright Ll are tot-natal intermediate their ends with bends prorldin eyes lb. and the lflllltft 3 PUllllHlF-ltl;

side members ill which have their upper ends turned inwardly at rin'ht angles to provide pintlcs it!) which are pivotally ciip zipell in said eyes l so that in this manner the brace is i-onncctml with the upright tor annular adjustment with respect tlun'eto. 'lhe brace Ill! tin

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further includes across member which extends between the lower endsof theside brace 3 is formed is 'o'f a diameter slightly less than the'distance between, the shoulders 0f the seats 9 so that the end portions of the cross piece 21 or the brace may be freely engaged in the said seat. However, it. is desirable to prevent accidental disengagement of the said cross piece 21 from the'seat and with this object in view, a locking sleeve '22 is slid ably fitted upon the said cross piece and inovableinto and out of position engaging in one "or the other of the seats in'whichthe 'c'rosspiece is disposed, the said sleeve being exteriorly of a diameter equal substantially to the diameter or the seat 9 and or I greater c'l'iainetertha n the restricted 'up'per'side of the s'eat, the, engagement of the sleeve preventing disengagement of the said cross piece "from the'seats,as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. At this point it will be 'undeij'stobd that by sliding tliexsiecve 22 out of en agement in one or the other of the seats in which the cross piece is disposed, the

cross piece may be selectively engaged in other pairs of seats so as to vary the angle 'of 'i'nclinatio'n of'the upright 2, and then returned to its locking position. It will also evident that inasmuch as the end member '15 of the upright '2 is selectively engageable in the 'seat's 9 of the several pairs, and the end member or cross piece 21 of the brace is similarly selectively engageable in the said seats, there are many different angles of inclination at which the upright maybe disposed and firmly traced and supported and, as a jcbn'sequence, articles of I merchandise "which are disposed against the upright may be positioned at an angle of inclination best adapted to display the same; It will also be understood that where 'a plate, dish, or any similar article of merch ndise is to be displayedit may be disposed directly against the upright 2 'or i'ts lower portion may be disposed at rest in the 'thro'ats 11 are pan of the bends adva'nce 6f the upright and the upper-portion of the article'may be disposed to restagainst theupright. If "desired, the

"hi-ace may be formed of wire corresponding in thickness to the external (hi t-11191561 otthe sleeve 22 and having its cross piece 21'flatten'ed from opposite sides near it'sfends, as shown at 21 inFigure 12, that the brace may be releasably engaged with the base in the same manner as the cross piece of the upright 2 isattached to the base. 60

eyes 24-, they are'like'wise formed with bends 25 defining open seats 26, the open ends of the seats being presented upwardly and theseats being'located between the bends 23 and the ends of the end member. 16 of the said upright The-said auxiliary upright or support section is, as previously stated,

'formed of wire, and comprises side members 27. which are formed With bends 28 located opposite each other, so that when the section is properly assembled with the upright '2, portions of the sides 27' will extend horizontally and the rear portions of the sides will extend either vertically or at an angle of inclination. The said section 4 further cornprises an end member 29 connecting the upper ends of the last mentioned portions of the sides 27, and an end member 30 connecting the forward ends of the first mentioned portions of the said sides 2. A cross piece 31 is arranged parallel to the end member 30 and has its ends welded or otherwise united to the upper sides of the first mentioned portions of the side members 27.

In assembling the auxiliary upright or support section a with the upright 2, the said section 4 is disposed in substantially the forwardly and upwardly inclined position illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 5 of the drawings, and with the end member 16 of the upright engaging between the end member 30 and cross piece 31- of the section 4. The sectioneis then moved bodily downwardly until the cross piece 31 engages in the bottom of the seat 26, whereupon the section is then swung rearwardly until the ends otthe end member 31 thereof abut against the under sides of the bends 25 and against the rear sides of the side members 14 of the upright, as shown in full lines in Figure v5 of the drawings. In this manner, the section a is supported in the position shown in Figure their j'unct'ure'with theends of the en d members '29, bii't as illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings, .these sides 27 may be formed *each with a bend 32 COFIBSPOHdiHQ to the bends 23 in the side members 14 of the upright 2, and with other bends 33 corresponding to the bends 25 and provided seats 34 corresponding to the seats 26, so that where the sections '4; are thus formed, one seetion maybe adapted to another, and so on, and thus the capacity of the'sta-nd may be increased as desired. 7

In Figures 7, 8 and 9 of the drawings,

parts corresponding to parts illustrated in the previously described figures. namely,

Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, are indicated bv corresponding reference numerals inasmuch as the construction of the parts does not ilhir-strutino; dil oi the tfllillipiiury the e vie'x've merely l ereui illl.?i-lilit zii'i'nnuoim nonii purle oi' the stands.

in liigure of the druwinge, the parts eonstitutin the base the uprigl" and the breed are rel: t eir u nihhrd an errimuged in ndie Ii diii'eteut .nuinnei' from the :irrinng'enienl ehown Figure l, 'lio in this arrangement the e zteueione id of the llltr'it eonetiiur route upon wl'iirh the lower end olf the lEtlLz-t, h; supported when theninnd is dieposed upon at eu iporting Huriure. ihe lmee in this inst-once being; dieporied in :11} iilL'jliitGijl piisqition :Hdi serviu us a rust or eu ipoi't for one or more urtielee ol' nnnehzuniisr 11d no; performing: the .i ui'ietiou preriouid ue"- formed by the upright in the iirei'ioi described embodiment. lukewarm in ili'lii urrnue'emeid, the member :31 hue us end engug d intoreiuln genbly in pui'" oi the wee 9, but inetend of beinu' (.iihiii 1 in un ui right positis'ui or up? idly 1 ed iiiouilior with relation to the i, it ii; iurf downwardly and reurnurdlr iz ni the he? 23 in its hide nu-hiherri 3-! rum: the eun- Mir the upon wh'irh the i-iiuno in ow i liili'w \viee, the bruee i has? iii rud "ii i ill fg'i'ii ini'ew elnuigyrnbl x in the i e-lite i so ih: he n endnn l nm i' be disposed at Viiiiifilir] :1 we oi inel nation. lhe pinilee iii] upon the 1: i members: of the mid ineirxber Z3 itili21l1z1i1i }j guru oily ein gue ed in the ewe i8 oi the liltiliiui Figure ii ii iel'rutes irn. urrzingieniezd b'i'iiilt whntsii'l'lilzir to thut shown in Figure i (Tirent that in this are: merit oi the renumnent parts; of the etaiith the nienihrr i i reversed end for end end lilcowi e turned over, the end members iii i'il'lli 2i oi. the Win-- bers and iii howex'er being still srleetivel w or iuterehuii renbly engu gmhle in the some 9 in the Si le nieuihere oi the suid uiriuher i. in this einlioi fnient the trlifliife i i :uid erwe piece T ot the meniher i rousiiluie :1 rest for rill :iri'irle oi? IUUI'CiHUDil G disposed upon the forwurdly preisei'lted side of the mid nuun her it in the tfliiimliiill'lll eiiuwu ii iii 'ure J the hose is :llitiiif i't'iti in prerieely the home ionnner are in FiQIll'l"?! it end the uiu'igji id i2 is; wrienlhh-d with the hush iu' ih: r-iunie umiiner us in Figure l. llowerem in this embodh iiliili'. ii ltdesirable ihnt the iipl fl'hi 9? he diwpowed in: e rims-i ihit than in i i yw'cnod tide M: u ronigd i hed in u nmnnrr whivi. rciil new inii-lp tfiiitfili in lihl" :1? renuelnrni t the huee iL-l :nlupied to znzrominoduto niid euppliifli nnoiher type of upright whieh is indiezdrd in {i'flllifhlii in the sold lig'ure by the inuiierul 3:3 and which upright is designed rhieiiy i eupiioriing pieeee ot chinuware in upii; oiler urtirles: oi" nierehundise. This upriuhi is: formed in lJill'ii o i wire bent to pro tide aide members which are pa 'ullel to mieh othir and uh end member 2%"? provided. with u inneh 3b, the mid mid member and notri: roi-"eunoudiug rei-ipeetirely to the end member iii end noleh iii" ol' the upright lo members 3i; unrx; be reeii'iinreed with l'PMillLfi to the end n'ieinher 2-37 by reverse bende kit) and ii) formed between the lower ends of the side members and the outer ends of the end member. These bends, and more particularly the bonds it), serve another nn-poise, namely, that when the ends i member 3? with the said Shoulders. fie in 1' or; wed :us the other eon'iponent :riu oi the stand are formed preteriibly d' resilient wire and by reference to Figure i it will be obeirved that the notch 38 1S y d riHiHMi'ritil) iiiwnrdly of the adjacent end ol' the nienll'iei. 37 so that in separating ie ur rigg 'ht Iii] from the base, that side 5 ii ii the inuw next :uijeeeut which the notch In is lo :utuch is eprung innerilly until the uuieh it; in position Within the eorreuponch h1g1; erut U whereupon this end, of the said u'irinlxer Iii" not he dieengziged from the sent end the member 6"? then sii d linigitudinully t n-rough the other eezit until the noteh 38 it: uieiiioued therein, and the upright may then he bodily lifted out of engagement with the biuie it being honoree-sew in such :1 runeiruetiou, to swing the upright donor nrzirdl to eiieet engagement oil the notched portion oi ih llitililldihiii? in the sent 0 as in the ens-1n oi the up. ht The numerid ii i'i'itjienl'ee 1. sheet nielul rest which extends ietn'eeu the upper ends of the Hide niemliiers ii and. is nregt ruldy rolled to provide sleeve iori'ioim 42 id its: suid eude engaging said under ends oi the side mendierei and this rouetitutes it rest ug'u'inet which the article oi merei'inndiee new be tlii lfl'ifietl.

it reieremre to l ihfure iii ol' the (il'ilViiilil'S iv will he c'ii'iaerred ihzil n plurality of ihe ni hhi iii") may be urrunrjeil nt interv: ii in u-. length oi the base i and ihrd; the base i this embodiment ie ideniiizd with the now shown in the previously liUrlCl'lllMi ii jui'e oi the druwin e'.

it ii ii l he i cideni by rui'erenre to l iu'ure il oi t it druwinggr the members 35 may :rrro Hi other pin'poee namely that of sup porting one end oi" the base in elevated posiun rur ride of the end portions of the,

ht pouitiou although itn'iuy support positions.

tion while the other end is disposed to rest uponthe "surface 'upon'fiwhi'ch thestand is to be supported, this being accomplished by frictionallyjfitting the ends of the cross piece 41 into the bends 12 of "the base, "as shown in the said figure, the cross piece 37 of the member '35, *in this instance,"resting upon the a surface upon TWhlClT the stand; is CllSPGSECl.

may be "arranged-"so gas to support articles of Inertihandi'seof various kindsin various It --Willbe ievident, with "reference to the ,mbodiment oft h'e invention'shownin Figure 10 of the drawings, that the uprights 35 may be arranged in suitably spaced relation to one another upon the base member 1, so

as to accommodate between them a plurality of articles of merchandise, or-the uprights may be arranged oneat each. end of the frame and a stack of articles of merchandise disposed between the said uprights and resting upon the base 1.

LikeWise, it will be understood that any suitable advertising matter may be displayed upon the surfaces of the cross pieces ll of the uprights 35' and either applied directly to the surface thereof or supported upon the surface by any conventional means.

Having thus What I claim is: v V

1. A display stand comprising a base in cluding side members havingopposed seats therein having restricted open sides, an

articlesupporting upright including a cross piece of cross sectional diameter to fit Within and substantially fill the seats and having a portion adjacent one end of' reduced diameter whereby the cross p ece may be freely introduced into a seat of one of the side members through the restricted open sides thereof and slid longitudinally through the said seat and introduced into a seat ofthe H 7 other side member. 7 a j A display stand compris ng a base 111- cluding side members having opposed seats therein having restricted open sides, an

article supporting upright including a cross piece of cross sectional diameter to fit withseats through the restricted open sides there-v of, a brace extending between the .saidupdescribed the invention,

right and tlie' baseand having ia "oi-oss pie'ce engage'able. iirother oneeof the opposed seats, and means slidably mounted upon the "said cross piece "of the brace to rcleasably lo'clr the sameintheseats.

B. A display stand comprisinga'base including side members movable toward and awayffrom each other {and having opposed seatstliereindiaving restricted open sides, the said seats being of arcuate contour and of angular extent greater than a halfcir'cle wliereby to haveu-estrictcd open sides, and an article-supporting upright including a cross "piece"circular-in cross section fandbf a diameter substantiallyequal to the diameter of the seats and-engaged" within and: substantially fill theseats, the said 'cro'ss' piece having a11 or t-ion"adjacent one end of-"red'uceddiameter to "adapt the same-to be introduced into the'seats"tliroiig'rh the "restrictedopeii'sides thereof and'the dis'ta'nceba tween the said reduced portion and -the other end'of the cross -piece being lessthan the normal distance-between'fthe side 1118111- bers of-"the base. 1 v a A display stand comprising a base ineluding side members having opposed seats therein having restricted open sides, an

article-supporting upright including a cross piece of cross sectional diameter to fit within and substantially fill the seats, the said .cross piece having a notch formed therein V 5. A displaystand comprising a base including side members having opposed seats therein having restricted open sides, a supporting member including a cross piece of ion cross sectional diameter to fit within the seats, and a locking element slidably arranged upon the cross piece and adjustable thereonto engage Within one of the seats and exteriorly of a diameter greater than the restricted open side of the seat whereby to lock the cross piece within the seat.

6 A 'display stand comprising a base in-' cluding side members having opposed seats thereinihaving restricted open sides. a supporting member including a cross piece of cross sectional diameter to fit within the seats. and a sleeve sl dably arranged upon the cross piece and adjustable thereon to engage within one of the seats and exteriorly of a diameter greater than the restricted open side of the seat whereby to lock the 7 cross piece within the seat.

7. A display stand comprising a base in eluding side members having opposed seats therein having restricted open sides, the said side members being resilientv whereby they may be relatively displaced toward each other a ainsttheir resiliency, and a support ing member including upright side portions and :1 eross piece, the cross pieee heing oi n ere s neetioi'inl dinnieter to fit within the seuts and till the some nnd having :i portion sj'ineed inwardly from one of the side menu-- hers and oi reduced diunieiei' in ndnpt the (toss piece to he introdueed into the z-wzi'ize through the restricted open sides ihereoi the diniunee between the reduced portioi and the other end of the ei'iriss pieee hein; less thnn i'he norinul distnneo hetn'een i'h: side 111en1hen-= of the hose.

8. In :1 disphtx' stand, a supportiiug upright including; side nieinhers "m'ovided with r-iilifi lniving upwa'irdl presented open rides end closed lower sides located in proximity; to the said side inemhers, and u supporting; member including sidesv and spueed ei'onp pieces said supporting member being nonembled with the upright with one of its suid cross pieces engaging in the nni l mails end the other eroes pieee eiigynging; ne'uinsi; [he Said elosed lon r sides of the seats :ind suit i side nieinhers oi the upright.

9. In at display staiiid, n so rightinelnding side 111l1Ll)i.;5 1-

suits having upwardly presented open sides and closed lower sides, and a supporting nieiuher int-hiding: sides and spaced cross pieces, the said supportingmember being :insenililed with the upright with one 01' its said cross pieces engaging in the said sents end the other cross pieee ongz'iging against the said elm-sod lower sides of the souls.

H). In :1, displny stand, a supportinu up right including side members bent heel; with intent their upper ends and then upmtrdly to provide i-ieui'e having upwardly presented open side: nd elosod lower sides and n supporting member including side inenihers and spaced HYDRA pieces. extending: i'iotween the side 'MOIHliPllat one end of the supporting upright. the said snp mriiing member being :issen'ihled with the uprightwith one of its snid cross pieees eng gne inn in the said seats and the other cross piece engaging against the said closed lower des of the seats and adjacent portions oil the side lne nhers of the upright.

in tet inony whereof I ailix my signature.

Ci-lARhli-S RICHARD HAMLIN. [L. 5.] 

